The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:

• Thursday, April 25, 1 to 5 p.m. - Henrico Arms Apartments, 1566 Edgelawn Circle.

• Friday, April 26, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Southside Plaza WIC, 509 E. Southside Plaza.

RHHD’s Resource Centers are providing free at-home tests for pick-up at these locations:

• Creighton Court at 2150 Creighton Road, (804-371-0433)

• Fairfield Court at 2311 N. 25th St., (804-786-4099)

• Gilpin Court at 436 Calhoun St., (804-786-1960)

• Hillside Court at 1615 Glenfield Ave., (804)-230-7740

• Mosby Court at 1536 Coalter St., (804) -786-0204

• Southwood Court at 1754 Clarkson Road. Unit #B, (804)-230-2077

• Whitcomb Court at 2106 Deforrest St., (804-786-0555)

The Richmond and Henrico Call Center (804) 205-3501, provides for more information on testing sites from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and online at vax.rchd.com.

The Virginia Department of Health also has a list of COVID-19 testing locations around the state at www.vdh.virginia.gov.

Want a COVID-19 vaccine?

Appointments for a vaccine can sbe cheduled with RHHD by calling (804) 205-3501. Vaccines.gov also lists nearby pharmacies and clinics that offer the COVID-19 vaccine, and those interested can also text their ZIP code to 438829 or call 1-800-232-0233.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that children between the ages of 6 months to 4 years old may need multiple doses of the updated vaccines depending on their COVID-19 vaccine status and whether they had previously received Pfizer and Moderna.

People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised may get additional doses of updated COVID-19 vaccine, and are encouraged to talk with their health care providers about how and when to receive them.

Information compiled by George Copeland Jr.